Rack



P. T. REGAN RACK Juny w, ma. mmm@ Filed July 5, 1922 INVENTOR wlTNEssEJ MTORNEV Patented July 10, 1923.

unirse lerares' PATRICK T. REGAN, OF BAYONNE, NEW

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JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 E. J'.

QUINN, OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

RACK.

` Application filed .July 5,

and Statev of New'Jersey, have invented newl and useful lmprovements in Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes driers, and comprehends a construction designed to be arranged upon a circular support, such as ahot water eboiler,land includesa plu-` rality of supportingarms which are normally arranged vertically, but capable of being swung to a horizontal position for use, means being employed to hold 'the arms in the latter mentioned position to support the clothes in juxtaposition to the boiler where they receive the benefit of the heat radiating therefrom. y

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is readin connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation, showing the rack supported on the boiler.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detailed view of the upper band of the rack structure, showing the manner of associating the supporting arms with said band.

Figure i is a detail fragmentary view of one of the clothes supporting arms.

Figure 5 is a view showing the manner of supporting the arms horizontally with respect to the boiler.

Referring to lthe drawing in detail, 10 indicates a hot water boiler of the type generally used in connection with ranges, and the rack forming the subject matter of the present invention is adapted to be usedv in connection with the boiler 10.

The rack embodies upper and lower split bands 11 and 12 respectively, and the terminals of these bands are offset as at 13. and apertured to receive a fastening bolty 14 which has associated therewith a nut 15.

` The bands may be contracted or expanded 1922. Serial No. 572,830.

ferent diameter.

j Each band isA provided with a plurality of openings 16, andthe openings 16 of the re j' spective bands are arrangedy in vertical ,alinement "Projecting from each opening o@ 16 of these bands is a loop 17, and each loop' is formed from a single piece of material and folded upon itself to provide the loop, the terminals of the same being arranged to lie against the inner circumference of its respective band, between the 'latter and the support or boiler 10. The loops 17 of the upper and Alower bands support stationary rods 18 which are arranged in parallelism with the boiler and spaced therefrom. Mounted to slide on these rods 18 is a semicylindrical or curved element `18 which terminates in loops 19 for the reception of the lrods 18. The upper band 11 is provided with a pair of additional openings 20 through which loops'21 project, and these loops are arranged in a right angular rela-- tion to the loops 17. Each loop 21 vis also formed from a single piece, bent upon itself to provide the loop, and has its free ends offset in the same manner as described in connection with the loops 17. A clothes supporting arm is indicated at 23, and bifurcated at one end, the separated portions 24 defined by the bifurcations being offset and pivoted in the loops 21, so that this arm 23 is capable of vertical swinging movement, The arm is conected at a point in its length I by the adjacent end of a brace rod 25, the

stituting a brace for the clothes supporting arm. It is of course understood that any number of rods 13 may be supported by the bands 10 and 11 as found desirable, and asv illustrated, a pluralityof clothessupporting arms are used. Manifestly, the supporting arms may normally be arranged in a vertical position parallel with the boiler when not in use, but when it is desired to, support clothes in juXta-position to the boiler for the purpose of drying the clothes. the supporting arms are'moved to a horizontal position substantially at a right angle tothe boiler.' 1f desired. a hook 27 can be used to assist in supporting the arms inactive positions, one or more of these hooks being se.-

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cured to the upper band l1 and arranged to .engagethe semicylindrical member 18 When the latter is moved upwardly;

JVhilel it is believed that from the fore- ,going description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apl ie ported by,v saidf bands,` a plurality of supporting` arms pivoted' on ,the upperi band andnormally. arranged in parallelismvwitli said support, and adapted to 'be arranged horizontally for use, a brace for said arms,

'f said lbr'ace consisting of a semiecirc'ular memberslidable on said rods, and rods connecting said circular inemberwith said sup-v` porting arni andpivotally associated. With said parts,` and means for connecting vthe said sliding brace .member with the' upper band lwhen the `arms lar'easwunl'g to a position for use. i

2. A clothes rack adapted for use in conl 3o junction with a circularv support, sai'dgjrack comprising upper and lower bands ac pted to embrace said support, loopsy projecting4 from said bands, spaced vertically disposed rods supported by said loops, a plurality of l` supporting armspiv'oted on the upper band and normally arranged 'in parallelism there-` with, means for bracing said arms iny a liorizontal position for use, saidineansincludng a semi-circularinember terminating in loops 40 sli'dably mounted von said rods, anda plurality of A4rods having their terminals pivvotally connected With said semi-circular member and vsaid arms, and means forcon` necting said member With the upper `band v when the`arms arey arranged inposition for USG.

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